On a lark, I’m seriously ([:p]) considering putting my laborious truck and gun work aside for one night, namely tonight, and completely building and painting a 1/72nd scale tank – all in one night.
Ok, so I am clearly insane. That said, anyone want to join me? I’m going to my LHS at lunch to get a small kit and a can of paint. This one will require a monotone paint scheme, for obvious reasons. [:)]
Maybe a Stuart … Definitely nothing open-topped! [(-D]
Who’s in?
just can’t wait for the Mad Tiger Day?
or don’t want a Schnitzel-Wagen? [:D]
this is just the kind of hare-brained scheme that would appeal to me, but i just
promised i would start no new projects until i finished my 4 in-progress kits.
and never on a ‘school night’ [:p]
NO NO NO! Bad Larry…
C’mon, you rogues! Do you want to live forever?
What could be funnier than the pictures of a tank completely “built and painted” (and I use that term very loosely) in one night?
I’m on my way to the LHS right now!
Enjoy the endeavour. I’ve got school tonight, no modeling for me [V]
And I still don’t understand this whole 1/72 armour business. [%-)]
I just got the Dragon 1/72 panzer. Neat kit. Metal bodied, but lots of nice detail. Got a tiger, kingtiger and two old ESCI 1/72s to finish. The sherman is almost ready to go. I decided to close all the hatches and stuff. I have problems dealing with an interior in 1/35 let alone 1/72
Seriously Larry, I wish I had time. It sounds like a hoot but I just don’t have the time until prob sat night… Have fun…
Good warm up to MTD but not tonight, Wife’s birthday…I expect finished pics tommorrow AM.[;)]
Not really, as I’m going to try to do a halfdecent job on the Tiger! [(-D]
I got the kit at lunch. What is it? Well, that’s just a little bitty secret, isn’t it? [:p] You’ll see tomorrow, when I post the pics! [:)]
Yes, I am a whack job.
Jeez, I tried to do a SdKfz 222 in a weekend with less than fabulous results. I’ll never do that again. The 1/72 armor stuff has me perplexed. I know they are cheaper but I just cant shuck out cash for small armor when I could spend a little more and get something bigger. We all know bigger is better right? [;)]
Ryan
The cool thing about models is they are small representations of the real thing. I think there’s something to be said for the smaller kits. And of course the main reason I’m doing this in 1/72 is that the little kits are generally simpler. (Not always, though, as some of the Eastern European Braille Scale kits are a major investment of time and effort.)
Anyway, is no one game to give it a go? Ah, the lonely path that is the Night of the Living Treads …
Larry, I’d love to join you on this one, but I’ve got work tomorrow and so can’t stay up all night like I used to (not in my 20’s anymore, and haven’t been for a WHOLE lot of years!)
Great luck to you on this. I’m looking forward to seeing your “secret weapon” in the morning!
The new FSM newsletter has a link to Military Hobbies. They have the 1/16 T-34s for a great price. They have over 700 pieces each.
Anyone have the yarbles to build that in a night?[;)]
I’m 40, Bill! I surely ain’t staying up all night. When I get tired, I’m getting out the rattle can and that is that! It’s getting painted no matter how far along it is. [:p]
Now you’re talkin’!! I can’t wait to see this little jewel!
I’m 38, it’s 4:35 and I’m tired now!
It’s not good to be tired in the Kursk salient!
I’ll tell ya what, you buy me a 1/16th T-34, and I’ll build it in a night. (Of course, I’ll bring it to northern Sweden on a vacation!)
Man this is so tempting I know I could do but I got to much going on and I gotta work tonight, this sounds like a fun one to try again at a later date though so keep these thoughts warm![:p]
Six months of night doesn’t qualify…
If I was in Northern Sweden right now, I’d probably be drunk with all my relatives instead of cold and rainy NY.[:P]
Hm! I am getting old fast… I am 26 and I was getting tired about 9:30 this morning… One of the other edtiors had me watch some new fast paced montage he had edited together and I fell asleep in the middle of it… But then it sucked so it didn’t matter…[:D]